Section 19.04. Postponement, waiver, and exemption.

 

(1)  A credential holder may apply to the section for a postponement or waiver of the requirements of this chapter on grounds of prolonged illness, disability, or other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The section shall consider each application individually on its merits, and the section may grant a postponement, partial waiver or total waiver as deemed appropriate in the circumstances.

(2)  The section may grant an exemption from the requirements of this chapter to a credential holder who certifies to the section that the credential holder has retired and no longer uses the title "marriage and family therapist," "professional counselor," "social worker," "advanced practice social worker," "independent social worker," or "clinical social worker," and no longer practices marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or social work. The credential holder's status will change to non-practicing.

(3)  A credential holder who has been granted an exemption due to retirement may not return to the active practice or use the title without submitting evidence satisfactory to the section that the credential holder has completed at least 30 continuing education credit hours for each of the biennia during which the credential holder was granted an exemption.

History: CR 13-117 : cr. Register February 2015 No. 710 , eff. 3-1-15.